Interpretation
2.
InfthesefRegulations,funlessfthefcontextfotherwisefrequires—
“breeder”fmeansfafpersonfwhofdiscoversforfbreedsfafnewfplantfvarietyfandfincludesfhisfsuccessorfinftitle;
“Committee”fmeansfthefPlantfBreeder’sfRightsfCommitteefestablishedfbyfRegulationsf3;
“grant”fmeansfafgrantfoffplantfbreeder’sfrights;
“grantee”f meansf thef holderf off af grant,f andf inf relationf tof af protectedf varietyf meansf thef holderf offafgrantfinf
respectfoffthatfvariety;
“licensee”fmeansfafpersonflicensedftofexercisefplantfbreeder’sfrights;
“plant”fmeansfafplantfinfthefplantfkingdomfandfincludesffloweringfandfnon-floweringfplantfspecies;
“prescribedffee”fmanesftheffeefprescribedfbyfregulationf29;
“protectivefdirection”fmeansfafdirectionfbyfthefauthorizedfofficerfunderfthefThirdfScheduleftofthefAct;
“reproductivef material”f meansf thef reproductivef partf off af plantf andf includesf seedsf andf otherf vegetativef
propagatingfmaterialfsuchfasfafwholefplantforfpartsfthereof.
The Plant Breeder’s Rights Committee
3.(1) Theref shallf bef af Committeef tof bef knownf asf thef PlantfBreeder’sfRightsfCommittee,fwhichfshallfconsistf
of—
(a)
thefDirectorfoffAgriculture,fwhofshallfbefchairman;
(b)
thefDirector,fKenyafAgriculturefResearchfInstitute;
(c)
thefDirector,fKenyafIndustrialfPropertyfOffice;
(d)
thefGeneralfManager,fHorticulturalfCropsfDevelopmentfAuthority;
(e)
thefDirector,fKenyafForestryfResearchfInstitute;
(f)
thefDirector,fNationalfSeedfQualityfControlfService;
(g)
onefrepresentativefoffseedfmerchants;fand
(h)
onefrepresentativefoffplantfbreeders.
(2)
ThefCommitteefmayfco-optfafnumberfoffmembersfnotfexceedingfthreeftofrepresentfsuchfinterestsfasfitfmayf
fromftimeftoftimefdetermine.
Functions of the Committee
4.
TheffunctionsfoffthefCommitteefshallfbe—
(a)
tofdevelopfplantfbreeder’sfrightsfpolicy;
(b)
withf thef approvalf off thef Minister,ftofreviewfplantfbreeder’sfrightsfregulationsfandfstandardsfasf
mayffromftimeftoftimefbefrequired;
(c)
tofmakefrecommendationsfonfthefregistrationfoffgrantees;